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The 3 Branches of Government
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Grab Bag
100
What is the written document that created the system of government for our country?
What is the Constitution?
100
What are the three branches of government?
What is executive, judicial, and legislative
100
What is a law called before it becomes a law?
What is a bill
100
A law that is in conflict with, or violates the United States Constitution can be declared as what?
What is unconstitutional
100

Who holds the power to veto?

What is the President

200
What are the three levels of government?
What is local, state, and federal
200
What is the power of the executive branch?
What is they enforce the laws
200
What is it called when the president does not sign a bill that congress has passed?
What is a veto
200
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution referred to as?
What is the Bill of Rights
200
Together the House of Representatives and the Senate are known as what?
What is congress
300
What do we call powers given to the federal government by the Constitution?
What is delegated powers
300
What is the power of the legislative branch?
What is making the laws
300
What are the two houses in the legislative branch that most approve the bill before it becomes a law?
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate
300
What is it called when a change or addition is made to the Constitution?
What is an amendment
300

Where did Mr. Ward go to school?

JMU.

400
Why do we have three branches of government?
What is so one person or group of people does not become too powerful
400
What is the main power of the judicial branch?
What is they decide what the laws mean
400
what is it called when congress cancels the presidents veto with a 2/3 vote?
What is an override
400
What power is vested in the Supreme Court?
What is judicial review
400

What is Dr.M's favorite Hockey Team?

Who are the Montreal Canadiens.

500
What name was given to the beginning of the Constitution?
What is the preamble
500
What building holds the judicial branch?
What is the Supreme Court
500
Even after a bill becomes a law, which branch can call the law "unconstitutional" and revoke the law?
What is the judicial branch
500

What system was created to make sure that one branch of government did not gain too much power?

What is checks and balances

500

Who is the current president elect of the United States?

Who is Donald J. Trump.